Torres (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by Torres, released independently in January 2013. The album was recorded over the course of five days by Nashville audio engineer Ryan McFadden in a recording studio in Franklin, Tennessee.
Critical reception
TORRES has received generally favorable reviews from several mainstream critic websites including BPM, Pitchfork, and Drowned in Sound. Metacritic, which assigns an average score based on various professional ratings, gave the album an 81/100, based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Critics praised Scott's powerful, raw voice and the live, intimate recording style as notable attractions of the record. Jayson Greene of Pitchfork wrote, "Mackenzie Scott's voice conveys raw, urgent desperation, the sort we flinch from instinctually and are attuned, on a primal level, to heed." Drew Malmuth of Pretty Much Amazing wrote, "TORRES is an album that is pulsating with life."
Track listing All music and lyrics by Mackenzie Scott
Personnel Musicians Mackenzie Scott – singing/voices, guitar, percussion Chris DePorter – drums, percussion Brady Surface – bass, synth Mark Sloan – guitar, rhodes Bobby Chase – violin Larissa Maestro – cello Natalie Prass – vocal harmonies on "November Baby" Ryan McFadden – drum programming on "Chains" and "Don't Run Away, Emilie"
Production Mackenzie Scott – Co-Producer Ryan McFadden – Co-Producer, Engineer, Mixing Andrew Darby – Mastering
Art Direction Jess Cohen – Design, Inside Photo, Layout Bobby Herb – Cover Photo
Releases Region Date Label Format Worldwide 22 January 2013 Independent MP3 United States 8 February 2013 Independent CD, Vinyl Europe 11 November 2013 Independent CD United States 14 March 2014 Misra Records Cassette
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